2021 ARS ELECTRONICA FESTIVAL featuring Garden Taipei/ Formosa will kick off online at September 8 2021! The open press conference was held at the National Taiwan Normal University on Sep 7. The VR experience simulation was also available at the press conference. All the guests can embark on the journey to the Grand Tour by using the VR equipment on site. Curator Hsin-Chien Huang has thanked all the support from his partners, fellow artists, and directors. It wouldn’t be possible to create this unprecedented lineup without all the assistance he was given. The content of the exhibition this year relied on bringing many fields together, for example, the “Earth Tour: Taste Your Soul” is co-created with the internationally renowned chef Andre Chiang. Also, “The Weight of Data” is collaborated among the Taipei Urban Intelligence Center, Peppercorns, and Roboenter, presenting how technology could change our society in a variety of forms. Huang hoped that the future development of digital technology in Taiwan can be broadened and extended to different fields to get in touch with more perspectives and subjects. He was certain that with the online exhibition and the press conference, more creative energy would be gathered, and Taiwan would be put on the map.

Ars Electronica Festival Link: https://ars.electronica.art/newdigitaldeal/de/formosa-grand-tour/

Home Delivery program link: https://www.youtube.com/c/arselectronica/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=5

Garden Taipei Formosa Online Exhibition Link: http://garden2021.metarealitylab.com/